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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Arisi Parupu saadham ( Lentil Rice )

Yet another recipe from kongunadu cuisine called 'Arisi Parupu Saadham'. I like this b' cos its taste like biriyani and easy to prepare also, just only need pressure cook. Whenever i go to my native, i ask my mom to prepare this. One of my favorite in vegetarian recipes. Serve potato fry or chips with little curd as an accompaniments to this.

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup

Split Pigeon pea (Toor Dhal) - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1, chopped lengthwise

Tomato - 1, large one, chopped

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves - few

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Cashew nuts - few (optional)

To Make Paste

Garlic - 4 cloves

Dry Red Chilly - 4

Curry leaves - few

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Black Pepper Corns - 1/2 tsp

Method

Grind the ingredients said above to a coarse paste and keep aside.

Wash rice and Dal, soak for 15 Min's. Drain and keep aside.

Heat oil in pressure cooker, add mustard seeds to it and allow it to splutter.

Put the onions and fry until golden brown.

Now add chopped tomatoes to it and fry till the tomatoes are completely cooked.

Then add the ground paste to it and fry till the raw smell goes.

Now add rice and dal to it and add enough water to it.

Then to it add salt, turmeric powder and coriander leaves to it and mix well.